Morning journal and courier., 1887-03-30
News by Telegraph
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
HOT SHOT FOR BALFOUR.
Gladstone Comes To Par
neI|'s Aid.
4 ,WoMAFs BODY III PETRlFIED,
Postal EmpIoyesdMay Use
Free Passes.
GOVERNOR HILL IN PERIL.
Mrs. Potter Makes Her Pro-
fessiOnal Debut.
GOVERNOR HILL IN PERIL.
THE CRIMES ACT I'm IRELAND.


Gladstone Makes a Vigorous speech
Against Balfour's Measure Which
ELECTS a Feeble Response From Mr.
Goschen.
LONDON, March 29.-In the House of
Commons this evening Mr.. Gladstone said he
felt himself obliged to support the amend
ment of Mr.. Parnell because the bill as stated
by Mr.. Balfour was based upon grounds alto
gether insufficient. The measure, he said,
instead of securing obedience to the laws
would aggravate the offences of those dis
posed to violate the law and provoke the
most serious disorder. The attempt on the
part of the government to excuse their pro-
posals on the ground that crime in Ireland
for the past three years had greatly increased
was not backed up by any official informa-
ton which sustained the charges, and this
was the first time that he ever knew anony-
nous assertions and communications to be
imposed upon Parliament in support of the
demands of a government for legislation. A
demand was made upon the House to COM
NIT the most formidable breach of trust that
popular assembly could perpetrate and to
relax the conditions upon which alone Par
lament should sanction change of the
criminal law in order to fall with increased
stringency upon particular portion of the
Queens subjects. The opposition, he
said, demands that an opportunity
to examine the provisions of the
measure be given to them. The
holding of Irish trials in London would
be a terrible blow to the national feeling of
the people of Ireland and the reasons adj
vancea for transferring such trials had NO
foundation in truth or in justice. AS to the
proposal to make permanent the duration of
the bill, Mr.. Gladstone said, it was simply
outrageous and made ones blood boil. To
establish what had formerly been only tenn
porary remedy as a permanent rule of the
existence of society in Ireland would be to
put the brand of inferiority upon Ireland
forever. Since the election in 1886, since
the bulk of the Liberal party judged it both
right and safe to grant home rule, Ireland
has been free from crime and outrage. This
was because the people of Ireland knew that
a large body,,of the Liberals had adopted their
interests and the Liberals, he said, would not
desert Ireland as long as the present course
of moderation continued there.
Mr.. Goschen, replying to Mr.. Gladstone,
said the government would be disgraced if it
did not Illustrate the enemies of the laws.
Mr.. .Goschen tainted Mr.. Gladstone with be-
ing an ally of the National league, whose
aims are absolute separation from the union,
and made statements similar to those made
by Mr.. Balfour last night regarding the obi
um cast upon Irish jurors who had properly
performed their duty. Mr.. Goschen, while
making some very strong statements and in
dulging to a considerable degree in invective
and sarcasm, was NOT at all convincing or
impressive and his manner plainly betrayed
the fact that he felt not exactly at ease in his
role OF champion of Tory government.